A prominent member of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Premium Eagle Media Limited, Dotun Oladipo, has been reported dead at the age of 56.
Penpushing reports that Oladipo’s death occurred on Tuesday, which threw the journalism world into shock and mourning, as he was said to be active and suddenly took ill at his office before the sad incident.
The President, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Danlami Nmodu, announced the death of Oladipo, who was also a member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and International Press Institute (IPI)
Penpushing further reports that Premium Eagle Media Limited, the parent company of Eagle Online Newspaper also confirmed the death on its website early Wednesday, emphasizing that Oladipo was in his “usual state of health earlier in the day before suddenly taking ill at his office.”
The late veteran journalist was former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), with membership cut across the globe, however, in same vein, General Secretary, Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society, Nkanu Egbe, announced the death on Wednesday.
“Mr Oladipo led our cooperative with dedication, alongside a distinguished journalism career spanning nearly three decades. His passing is a devastating loss not only to IMPCMS but to Nigerian journalism as a whole’, Egbe wrote
Penpushing also reports that he said the executive committee will communicate further details regarding funeral arrangements, condolence visits and interim leadership matters as they become available.
“The Executive Committee will communicate further details regarding funeral arrangements, condolence visits and interim leadership matters as they become available. Members are urged to keep his family and our cooperative in their prayers during this difficult time,” he stated.
Penpushing reports that Oladipo served as the politics editor at Punch Newspapers during his illustrious journalism career and also served as a member of the newspaper’s editorial board.
The deceased who obtained a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, in 1992, after leaving Punch Newspapers, worked with Nigerian Tribune, Nigerian Compass, and The Sun before founding Eagle Online.
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